LIFE STOP THROWING ME CURVE BALLS!!!
SO....Dad's been through all his chemo and radiation and the cancer is officially dead. We were very pleased with this and thought this whole ordeal was over. Not so fast, though. Earlier last week, we find out that apparently the doc wanted to remove most of his esophagus to ensure the cancer would not come back. This was a little unexpected (we'd thought the surgery wouldn't be necessary), but after a day or so we got used to the idea and went along with it. Doc sent dad to the cardiologist thursday to get his heart checked out and make sure he didn't have any blockages (those can cause big trouble in the operating room). They said at worst they'd have to put in a stint. They lied. The cardiologist had not been expecting to find one artery with a 99% blockage and another between 60 and 70%. They pulled the plug on the other surgery and instead scheduled him for immediate open heart surgery, which happened yesterday. Four tense hours later, doc tells us everything went great. Best part? He gets to be home by Christmas, as with the other surgery he would probably have been in the hospital until the 27th. This year's been tough enough, I can't stand the idea of not having Christmas at home.
ALL of that's been just the past two weeks, and keep in mind I was an hour away dealing with finals at the time. This stuff is harder when you're away from home and can't do anything to help. I'm slowly destressing now, finally, after having a pretty hard crash yesterday. I'm emotionally spent, physically worn out, and mentally taxed to the outermost limits of my capabilities.
But God's helped us through all of it, and I could not be more greatful. See, everything with dad's been exactly in the nick of time. They caught th cancer before it got out of that one place (and this was a fst growing tumor), and they caught the blockage before is caused a heartattack (which would have been fatal most likely, and if they had done the other surgery, he probably would have died on the table). God's looking out for us, and he's blessed us with the best doctors around as well as great friends and family to support us. I know I'm getting preachy here, but it's just something I need to say.
All of that said, I cannot wait for 2010 to be over. This year has been an emotional roller coaster for me, and i hate roller coasters. My family is worn out but we're closer than we've been in years, so I'm thankful for that. All in all thought....Fuck you 2010, it needs to be January already.
ALL of that's been just the past two weeks, and keep in mind I was an hour away dealing with finals at the time. This stuff is harder when you're away from home and can't do anything to help. I'm slowly destressing now, finally, after having a pretty hard crash yesterday. I'm emotionally spent, physically worn out, and mentally taxed to the outermost limits of my capabilities.
But God's helped us through all of it, and I could not be more greatful. See, everything with dad's been exactly in the nick of time. They caught th cancer before it got out of that one place (and this was a fst growing tumor), and they caught the blockage before is caused a heartattack (which would have been fatal most likely, and if they had done the other surgery, he probably would have died on the table). God's looking out for us, and he's blessed us with the best doctors around as well as great friends and family to support us. I know I'm getting preachy here, but it's just something I need to say.
All of that said, I cannot wait for 2010 to be over. This year has been an emotional roller coaster for me, and i hate roller coasters. My family is worn out but we're closer than we've been in years, so I'm thankful for that. All in all thought....Fuck you 2010, it needs to be January already.